Despite a few rare cases of faulty batteries, the battery life on the iPhone 5 is actually pretty good. If you disagree completely with this statement then chances are you may require a replacement battery. Actually replacing the battery of your iPhone is easier than you might think and even cheaper … [Read more...]
Battery Woes Being Reported With iOS 6.1.3, Here Are Some Solutions
I am sure you could have expected this article to come at some point after the release of iOS 6.1.3. ZDNet has reported that the iOS 6.1.3 firmware has troubles with battery life (doesn’t every firmware version?). If you browse Apple’s technical support forums and Twitter, however, you will indeed … [Read more...]
Reveal Battery Percentage Only When You Want To With The BatteryPeek Cydia Tweak
Now that you've successfully jailbroken your iPhone 5, iPad Mini or other device running on iOS 6.1, it's time to install some cool and useful tweaks. If you haven't, you can refer to our guides and get it over with. Here's a new tweak that lets you hide the battery percentage, and reveal it only … [Read more...]
Major Battery Life Issues Reported With iOS 6.1, Here Are Some Solutions
It seems like almost every firmware iteration I write an article regarding battery life issues. Yesterday, TheNextWeb wrote a large piece on the amount of Apple support threads claiming issues with battery life on iOS 6.1. I have heard mixed stories from comments and Twitter about whether battery … [Read more...]
Could The iOS 6.0.2 Firmware Kill Your Battery Life? Many Seem To Think So
When Apple released the iOS 6.0.2 firmware, not much was known about it, besides the fact that it fixed a bug that could impact Wi-Fi. My guess was that this could have had something to do with improving the reliability when being connected to a 5GHz band Wi-Fi network, but it could very well could … [Read more...]
BattSaver Cydia Tweak Updated With ‘Most Requested Features’, Lets You Save Power But Allows For Internet Radio
I generally steer clear of 'battery life' apps, especially ones on the official App Store. My concern is how sandboxed software can possibly solve what is ultimately a hardware issue. Literally, the amount of power the battery can supply to the phone's components. The game's a little different in … [Read more...]
Is OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Having Negative Effects On Your MacBook’s Battery Life? [POLL]
Ever since installing OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on my new MacBook Air I have noticed its battery life just isn't what it used to be. It appears I am not alone however, as if you check Apple's support forums you will find dozens of threads dedicated to poor battery life after updating to OS X 10.8 … [Read more...]
Short Battery Life On The New Macbook Pro With Retina Display? We Have Two Fixes
The MacBook Pro With Retina display is a top-of-the-line machine which includes a battery supposedly rated for 7 hours of wireless web browsing. But not everyone has experienced stellar battery life from the machine. If you are only getting a fraction of the battery life promised, it's possible that … [Read more...]
LowPowerBanner Cydia Tweak Shows Low Battery Alerts As Banners On iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
The iPhone shows low lattery alerts as pop-ups, even on iOS 5. It is no doubt that sometimes these alerts can become very annoying, especially if you happen to get them while you are playing a game. Thus, if you have been looking for a tweak that will deliver low battery alerts in the style of iOS 5 … [Read more...]
Make Low Battery Warnings Only Appear Once With iKnowIt Cydia Tweak
Have you had the same low battery level alert appear numerous times on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? Wouldn't it be nice if you could just get one alert that your battery is getting low instead of constantly being interrupted by them? Well, if you answered yes then you will be glad to know that a … [Read more...]